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Hello Tom's Hardware, So, today I'm writing this thread, because I am really hesitating on a screen change. One of my friend has got a ASUS VP247QG and has got some problems in term of fludity, because 75Hz isn't really fluent in FPS, mostly for CS2 and Battlefield. So, I'd like to give him a...

a few weeks ago, the Wi-Fi signal began to deteriorate rapidly, I tried to update the drivers, and carry out other manipulations until I disassembled the laptop and saw that one of the antenna cables connected to the Wi-Fi adapter was broken. I want to replace the antenna completely, I am...

Hey everyone, I have been really struggling to get my PC to perform the way I want it to and the way it should. I have decently good specs, but when I want to play certain games they stutter like crazy with FPS being fine and then suddenly dropping to 10 then going back up. It becomes...

Hi, I previously posted a thread a few years back about going through a potential PC upgrade. To cut the story short I never upgraded and continued to use my PC and work macbook as normal as it suited me. Now, to cut to today, my PC is starting to fail. It's always beeping (6-7 beeps) on start...

My current rig: Intel Core i5: 10400F Gpu: Nvidia GTX 1660 Super RAM: 2x8gb Mobo: Gigabyte's B460M DS3H PSu: Corsair CX750M 80 PLUS Bronze Changing GPU to GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (3 fan) GigaByte I know that the RTX 3060 requires PCIe 4.0 and this Mobo supports PCIe 3.0 , will this be a problem...

Hi all, I am currently running a bit of a dated build consisting of an i7-4790k, with 16gb ddr3 ram (I don’t remember the exact speed but it’s not great) with a 1080ti. I have been noticing on more and more games that i’ve been crashing due to memory errors along with my cpu constantly running...

I have an i3 6098p with an ms 7996 motherboard and Im upgrading to an r5 3600 with an MSI A520m-a pro , I already bought them n they are on their way. I looked up how to switch them myself and found out I may have to update the BIOS as well , I was wondering if I should put the 2024 version of...

Hello, my friend asked me if I could upgrade his rig. CPU: i7-9700F Cooler: Stock I think Motherboard: H310M PRO-M2 PLUS RAM: 16GB 2133 MHz GPU: RTX 2070 Storage: WD SSD Blue 3D NAND, 2,5" - 500GB Seagate Desktop HDD - 2TB PSU: Not sure but If needed I would upgrade it...

I need to figure out what system I need that could be upgraded over time. Like buying a cheap budget gaming rig and upgrade from there. I got a budget of 135 to 200 and I need to know what rig is going to be good in the long run?

Hey guys, I’m planning on upgrading my broken PC. What happened? In short: stability issues for several months and now no boot/blue screen “PC needs to be repaired“. I have tested every component except for the CPU and MoBo in my brothers computer. They all worked perfectly fine. I guess the...

So ,title ,Im looking forward to finally switching my CPU and Motherboard. Over the past few years I kept posting questions on this forum regarding the good ol' same pc . Recently I changed the GPU and now I want to upgrade the CPU to a Ryzen 5 3600 (Right now I have an i3 6098p) but my current...

I've recently upgraded my SSD (Crucial® P2 NVMeTM SSD 500GB -> Crucial T500 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD 1TB) and my games have started to get these occasional 1-2 second freezes every like 10 minutes or so. EXAMPLE -> https://outplayed.tv/media/RdlnOE (sorry for the song, I didn't turn audio off). As...

I've had this build for some years now, it was top of the line during the time of purchase however I feel like it's becoming more and more outdated now. On newer games, I find myself turning most graphic settings to medium, lowering the resolution to 1080p and shadows to the lowest, and I cant...

Hi all, I’m planning to upgrade my old pc because I’m afraid that it might die completely in the near future. For the upgrade, I would need to replace the CPU, Motherboard, RAM, and buy two additional SSDs and most likely a cooler. I’ve picked together a few components, but I’m not sure if they...

Greetings, I was planning on upgrading my graphics card but i wanted to make sure that my PSU could haldle it. Here are my current specs on PcPartPicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j424h3 , quick summary: Ryzen 5 5600x, 16gb 3600mhz ram, 1tb NVMe M.2, GTX 1050 (yes the non Ti 2gb version...

Hello! I have noticed that my computer sadly isnt able to keep up with the latest games anymore. I've tried tweaking and mixing around with settings etc but I have come to the conclusion that I might have to get something new, atleast upgrade something. However, Im not sure if I should just...

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my Rog Strix B350-F Gaming motherboard. I have an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 which I want to upgrade to an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D. The MB brands I'm looking at are Gigabyte and MSI. Oh, and I don't want a MB with built in WIFI as I already have a PCIe WIFI card.

Over the past couple of years, I've been slowly adding and replacing parts in my gaming PC without ever doing a full rebuild just to keep it up to date. I'm at that point again and the one part that I have never really looked at twice was the PSU. The current PSU hasn't shown any visible issues...

Hello. I wanted to upgrade my RAM on my Lenovo Legion Y520-15ikbn, but I discovered some strange behavior of my current RAM modules. I have 2 modules - 2gb and 4gb one. They are Ramaxel Rmsa3270mb76h8f-2400 and Rmsa3270mb86h9f-2400 respectively. I cant launch my laptop without 2gb module in...

Hello all, I need your advice on upgrading my CPU (and RAM if needed). Please tell if it is even worth upgrading or should I just save up for a new pc. My specs: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB RAM: HyperX DDR4-2133 CL14 288-Pin DIMM...

I just upgraded from an old Ryzen 5 1500x to a Ryzen 7 5800x, however for some reason after installing the new CPU the PC didn't post. At first I tried updating the bios, but the only change I have noticed is that my keyboard and mouse light up, which I hope means my CPU is alive. My...

I have an 3040 MT w/ i5 6500 + rx 460 and i want to upgrade to rx 470 but my power supply is 240w max output (PSU model H240AM-02) but i have no idea if that psu can handle it without blowing up, so what do u thinks guys

So I want to upgrade my laptop's RAM from 8 gb soldered to 16 gb (it has one free slot). One reason I want to upgrade my RAM is to be able to utilize Intel Iris Xe graphics (CPU: i5 1235u) because my laptop really laggs when i add a second monitor. First Question: Will I have better performance...

My self-build PC is now nearly 5 years old. It's running ok, but I'm getting itchy for an upgrade. Partly to see if I can make a noticeable improvement, partly just for fun! A lot has happened in that time and I haven't kept up with the latest tech, so if you had this system, would you upgrade...

Dear all, I will be upgrading my system and would very much appreciate any input on my thoughts here :) My old build is now ancient and I cannot invest time in troubleshooting, so I am upgrading. Old Build: OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit Monitor: AOC 27" something 1080p 144Hz Motherboard: ASUS...

Hello guys. I am upgrading my very old PC so i am buying new parts. My question is, do i need to buy new PSU or the old one will do ? I have a Thermal Master TM-450-PSAP-F1 450w PSU. My old motherboard is an Asus P8B75-M LX My new parts are: Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI CPU...

Hello- I just recently upgraded my RAM, and found out the speed is not compatible with my motherboard (even though it said it was on the manufactures website) and now and looking to upgrade my motherboard potentially. Here is what I'm currently running: Asus H110-Plus Intel I7-7700 Nvidia 1060...

Hello, I have a custom-built desktop with hardware that is over 10 years old. It has started to become slow and recommends I upgrade my processor and then it also recommends that I upgrade my graphics card. My current processor is an AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor 4.01 GHz, and my current...

Which one is the best out of these 3? MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/YTtuTuh Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/4Gllr0f Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 View: https://imgur.com/a/9El2jWs Specs: i5 14600k 6000Mhz 2x16 1660 Super gonna upgrade...

Recently, I upgraded my GPU and CPU and put an additional SSD in my PC and found that my old PSU was not sufficiently powerful for the job. After replacing my old PSU, I was still experiencing sporadic crashes and, after some troubleshooting, concluded I had received a defective PSU. However, I...

I´ve been using for about 7 years this system I ( self-taught ) built : Motherboard MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 (MS-7721) AMD Athlon(tm) X4 760K Quad Core Processor 16Gb memory (x2 8Gb DDR3-1600) My graphic card is a fanless NVIDIA GT 710 4Gb low profile, which I use with two screens. A 120gb SSD...

Hey Guys and Gals, I recently upgraded my PC to a GTX 4090 and due to the sheer size of this beast I had to upgrade my case as well. Nothing else really changed. After setting up the new PC I installed NZXT CAM and ASUS Armoury crate for RGB lighting control. I did not had that installed...

My current setup: MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi, AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT, ZOTAC GTX 1660, 32GB 16x2 GSKILL Trident Z Neo (F4-3200C16D-16GTZN), Cooler Master MWE 750 Watts Bronze V2, HP 22yh 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (FHD). Changes should be made to: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3080 TI, 16x4 or 32x2 4400mhz (Maybe...

Hi, Let's say that I have an MSI GeForce GTX 2070 8GBs GPU, Ryzen 7 5700x CPU, Tomahawk B450 Mobo, Samsung 860 EVO SSD, 32gbs of 3200mhz DDR4 RAM, and a 240hz monitor and a 144 hz 2nd monitor. What would be the next thing I'd upgrade in this system? Would there be anything lagging me down?

My current build: CPU: AMD RYZEN 5600X MOBO: MSI X-570 PRO RAM: DDR 4 4x8 RIPJAWS G.SKILL 3600 MEMORY: TWO M.2 1 TERABYTE DRIVES, 1 TERABYTE SSD GPU: REFERENCE RADEON 6950 XT PSU: CORSAIR 80+ PLATNINUM HX1000W WIN 10 I'm wanting to bring up a discussion whether to upgrade to a AM5 7000 CPU...

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Looking for some help regarding newer computer parts. It's been almost 8 years since I built my first tower, and while at the time I considered myself to be fairly knowledgeable in the parts scene, I have no idea what is good and what isn't nowadays. Basically, I am looking to upgrade my PC to...

Hello Everyone, hope you all had a great thanksgiving this year. With this years deal rolling on through I thought i'd give it some thought in doing some upgrades for the PC and was wondering if any, what you guys might recommend for an upgrade. I have a coworker who has a couple graphics cards...

Hello. would like to know if it is possible to improve this Laptop, I don't know much about that topic and from what I was reading, only Celeron and Pentium processors can be installed since the board has an HM70 Chipset (Panther Point). Is that so? The only thing I improved was the RAM, from...

So after several years of pretty great gaming performance from what was originally a second-hand PC, it's time to start upgrading. I'd rather not have to buy a completely new rig (although not necessarily against it if that's what's required), so want to know the best place for me to start, and...